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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31
AMERICA HEADS THE LIST.

Our Mineral Output the Greatest Yet ON
Rccprd-The Iron Product-Natural Gas.
WASHINGTON, December 26.-The United
States geological survey, Major j. W. Powell
director, has Issued statistics of the produc-
ton of mineral during. 1856. The report
gives the production and value of every
prominent mineral substance mined in the
United States, and in addition q compare
tive statement of prices, sources of supply
and technical matters which proved i'm
portant during the year. 1t appears that the
total value of the mineral products, taken
as early as possible at the points of produc-
ton, was more than 1856, GOO 600, the largest
mineral production yet recorded in any
country. In 1885 the value was about $780,
100000. Many substances appeared in this
increase, but particularly iron and steel,
which alone showed an increase of $50, Co.,
OOO. In 1856 bituminous coal was the most
valuable mineral product bot in 1886 it was
passed to pig iron, which had higher total
value than silver and gold combined. Won
derful progress is shown in the use of nat
ural gas, the consumption being more than
double that of 1886 and twenty times that of
1888. tits estimated that the value of coal
displaced by natural gas in 1886 was over
S9,SCO,OOO. This is slightly less than half
the value of petroleum.
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A DEVILISH DEED.

Bloody Crime Committed by Robbers,
New YORK, December 23.-James Miller,a
real estate broker, about 20 years old, was
found lying dead this morning on the floor
of his home on West Sixteenth street. Beside
him lay his wife, unconscious and dying. On
her head and face were several gashes. It is
supposed that the couple were attacked and
beaten by robbers. The discovery was made
by letter carrier, who knocked at the door
about o'clock. He received no answer, but
heard laboied breathing from within, that
caused him to think something was wrong.
He called policeman, who broke the door
open. They found the kitchen utensils
and crockeryware broken and fragments
strewn over the floor. The apartments are
on the ground floor, and a window opening
into the yard was found open. Mr.. Miller
was said to be wealthy. His wife, the neigh
bors say, has been insane for the past year.
She was taken to the hospital.
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A Wiudfau of 100000.

CANANDAIGUA, N. Y, December A.-Her-
man Eastman, poor young farm laborer
of the town of Walworth, ten miles north of
this place, has had big windfall. He was
left an orphan years ago, and was kept at
the Wayne county poor house until Is years
of age. Then he went to work upon farms
for his board and a mere pittance of money
each month. He has taught himself to read
and write little, but has had to work very
hard. His fathers only brother, Cyrus, went
to California in 1e49, and was never heard
of again until seen in Honolulu few years
ago. He died at Albuquerque, N. NJ. last
September, without making will, and left
an estate valued at fully $3O0, 900 in Colorado
silver mines, orange groves and Oregon
timber lands. His only heir is his nephew,
Herman Eastman, of Walworth, who has
been notified by attorneys at San Antonio
that he is to receive the whole of his uncle's
property. The poor, fellow is dazed at the
prospect of SO much wealth, and says he will
FIRST marry poor young farm girl, to whom
he has been engaged two years. No man in
these parts ever had SO many devoted
friends as Herman has now. Everybody
bows to him.
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IN THREE ROUNDS
Paddy Ryan Knocked Gus By Joe Mo.
Auliffe.

Paddy Ryan Knocked Ous by Joe Mo
Auliffe.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 24.-PadSy
Ryan and Joe McAuliffe met in the Cali.
fornia Athletic club rooms last night. The
men were In fine condition. The directors
of the club informed the men that no or.
binary fouls would be taken notice of, az the
club was putting up 81 600 to be fought for,
and the spectators. who paid SO, should
have the worth of their money. 1T was
agreed that if the police stopped the fight in
the first round, or before the men began,
they were to get $125 each. If the police
stopped them after the eighth round, each
man was to receive $500; if the fight was
fought to the finish and the referee decided
that it had been fairly won, the victor was to
get LOCO. These provisions were consid-
cred necessary as since Ryan was knocked
out by Sullivan his stock has been very low
here, and the belief was general that Nc
Auliffe could win. McAuliffe won in three
of the worst fought rounds possible to i'm
agine. In the second round Ryan was
knocked down twice, the third round was all
a scramble. Ryan was groggy and McAul-
life was too awkward to hit him. Ryan
threw up the sponge on the fourth round be-
ing called.
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Kansas Pensions.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 22.-Pen-
sions were granted yesterday as follows
Kansas-Eliza E., mother of Samuel Jacob
Reed, Yates Center. Mexican War-Thomas
A. Snoddy, Pleasant Ridge. Original-Jas.
Mcbride, Milo; Samuel J. Lecron, Chase:
John J. Waterbury, Dighton. Nels F. A1el-
son, Blue Rapids. Increase-Sylvanus Ten
ney, Elk Falls: Elisha j. Piper: EIlinwood;
Fray X. Frel, Elk City; Harland H. Reagan,
Corbin; John S. Willis, Chico; Henry S.
Cowger, Minneapolis; Nathan B. Adams,
Garden City; William Woolf, Andover:
Christian N. Bell, Rosedale. Reissue-Isaao
WEIGH, lola; Wesley L. Whitehead, Topeka.
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The Chicago "Times" Transfer.

CHICAGO, December A.-The Times to-
morrow wilosay: The first steps were taken
yesterday in the transfer of the estate of the
late w. F. Story, including the Times, to the
people who have recently purchased it. Mr..
James j. West one of the purchasers was ap-
pointed receiver. AS part of the plan for
the ultimate transfer to the Chicago Times
company, Mrs. Eureka @. Story, on the one
hand and the heirs at law on the other, have
conveyed all their interests to Mr.. West.
The object of making him receiver was to
protect the creditors of the estate under the
receiver law until necessary legal
steps could be completed. As soon as an
inventory can be made and the debts ad-
justed, the new owners will assume editorial
control of the paper. @. j. Snowden, who is
associated with Mr.. West, stated this even
ing that there had been as yet no change in
the working force of the paper except that
G. R. bennett, the night editor, and Mr..
Frank McClethen, one of the writer's, had
quit their places. Mr.. T. G. Cowles, who
preceded Mr.. bennett as night editor, had
taken up the duties let fall by Mr.. Den
nett.
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A Very Narrow Escape.

ATcH1soN, KAN, December 26.-Tom Car
roll, IA years old, employed at Seip d Hor-
toms printing Office, attempted to cross the
Missouri on the ice this morning. When
about the middle of the stream he broke
through the ice and went down. Selling the
firm ice on either side with his bare hands
he contrived to keep his head above water
and shout Justify for help. N. d. Todd, su-
perintendent of the bridge, procured long
ladder and venturing out on the ice as far
as he dared showed the ladder to the boy,
who seized it and was rescued after being IN
the river nearly an hour. He was uncon-
scious when brought ashore, but the physi-
clans say he will recover.
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The Senate.

WASHINGTON, December 22.-Mr. Dolph
introduced n bill to provide for the payment
of claims for damages by Indian depreds-
tions, which was referred to the committee
on Indian affairs.
Mr.. Dolph's resolution of the 10Th inst, on
the subject of marriage and divorce and
prohibiting bigamy and polygamy was
brought up, and after short argument was
laid on the table,
The presiding officer announced the an
pointment of q committee of five to investi-
gate the condition of the five civilized tribes
of Indians.
Mr.. Teller introduced bill to provide for
the compulsory education of Indian chill
dren.
A message from the house announced the
death Of Representative Moffatt, and after
the adoption of resolutions of respect the
senate adjourned till January 4.
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The Wealthy Chicago Manufacturer Re-
tnrns after q Mysterious Absence OF
Four Weeks.
CHICAGO, December 26.-Leonidas Ham,
line, the wealthy manufacturer, returned to
his home after Mysterious absence of over
four weeks. He was accompanied by his
brother. Alderman John Hamline, who is
said to ! ave brought him from New
Orleans. No explanation of the sudden dis
appearance is given, further than the miss
ing man may have temporarily insane. His
wife stated that he was in good health now
and would be at u business to- morrow. She
also said her husband brought back the
ST. 900 which he had drawn from the bank to
pay his men the week he, without the
slightest warning, disappeared and was so
lost track of.
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Almost q Riot.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 2l.-An
evening paper says: A riot was narrowly
avoided at the navy yard yesterday and
something serious might have occurred had
not disciplined armed force been on the
ground. At the close of the work on the eI-
cavation for the new ordnance foundry, Su-
perintendent Pughley announced the names
IF sixty men whose services would no longer
be required. This announcement, coming
as it did just before Christmas, was fol-
LEVIED by an exciting scene, participated in
by the discharged employees. They shouted
out against such treatment and threats OF
violence were made. The approach of an
armed body of marines which had been
sum moned succeeded in bringing the dis
turbance to an end.
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An Extraordinary Concession.

ST. LOUIS, December 23:-It is announced
at Ell Paso, Texas, that the Mexican gov
eminent has granted extraordinary con-
cessions to real estate company to induce
immi grafton to eleven states in Mexico.
The company has obtained title to 55,OOO,-
600 acres Of land in Chihuahua, Sinaloa,
Durango, Coahuila, Tacatecas, Guantumanli-
pas, Vera Cruz, Michavon, Jalisco, Guerre-
70, and propose to establish agencies in all
large cities of Europe and America. The
government has granted an exemption
from taxation and duties to all settlers on
those tracts and insures proper protection.
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A Costly Kiss.

LYONS, N. Y. December 22.-Mrs. Jennie
Walker, of Ontario, this county, has sued
Daniel Elman, one of the most prominent
men in that place, for $4,000 damages for
kissing her on the left cheek last September.
Sne alleges that Elman came into her house
On business with her husband, and, when
her husband went out of the room for q
moment, he suddenly leaned over and kissed
her, whereby she was thrown into nervous
prostration, and because of the shock oc-
casioned by Elman's hasty act she was
physically incapacitated from household
duties for several weeks. Elman admits
that he kissed her, but he says he has re-
only one of affection for her. He will defend
the suit.
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GARDEN CRY, KAN, December PIN
conversation with representatives of eleven
counties of southwest Kansas the Sentinel
to-day learned that in these counties there
has been no more suffering from tho cold
who are provided against such occurrences
by clothing, food and fuel. No deaths have
been reported from the cold, and the peo-
pie are well provided with food and fael,
the coal famine having come to and end
about two weeks ago. The Sentinel of
this city has correspondents in twelve coun-
ties from whom it hears regularly and it can
state authoratively that in the counties of
Scott, Wichita, Greedy, Hamilton, Kearney,
Elnney, Haskell, Grant, Stanton, Motion,
Stevens, Seward, Gray and Garfield there
hat been no more suffering than the usual
Inconvenience from cold in any community.
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MARKET REPORTS.

| Kansas City Grain and Produce Markets
KANSAS CITY, December u, 1887.
The Daily Indicator reports:
FLOUR-Very dull. Nothing except in mixed
lots.
! Quotations are for established brands in car
lots per half barrel in sacks, as follows Xxx. s.;
XXX. 95@1 10: family, 81 1901 20: choice, 81 As
6l 55 fancy. 81 6O@1 65; patent, SO OO@2 05; rye,
81 49gl 80. From city mills 25c higher.
WHEAT-Receipts at regular elevator since
e ss' stoe bushels n Withdrawals bush
board OF trade to-day, S95,S52 bushels.
Inc market on change to-day was strong. No. q
req GE Tpnfer pwheat.none on the market
reports, 6,492 bushels, and withdrawals -.
bushels leaving stock in store as reported to the
board ms OF trade to-day. 52,s56 bushels.
4sNc bid. ssc asked; December . no bids, S
s; 5 ia January 4c bid, 44c asked; May, 1880
cember, no bids, 2sc asked; january, no bids. SOC
asked May, S1xc bid, 1880 asked.
RENO. cash. SAC bid, no offerings; Decem.
0fP 81 51S 70 os iDess oboksn, :. aa o.
old hens, 81 90; BOOSTERS, 81 5Oa1 IS; turkeys,
d don at &c per pound; ducks, & OOG2 so per
EGGS-The market was steady at loo.
:. Blu TIER Firm; creamery fancy. 25c; good,
common, g@ioc. ~ ~
la i-.plCHs 6trlCtly fancy ID urm at - 0U: IOI
large baled. small baled, So 90; wire bound, Soc
less.
OIL CAKE-Per 100 lbs, sacked, 81 IS; $11s00
per ton free on board cars; car lots, S19 90 per
ton.
CORN MEAL-Green, Csc; dried. chop. Csc;
yellow, CSC. bulk zoe sacked.
SHIPPING STUFF-Bulk, 55@63c.
FLAX SEED Csc.
BRAN-Bulk, SIC; sacked, 60c.
CASTOR BEANS-s1 90.
HIDES-Dry flint, No 1, per pound. 12c; No. 2,
lGc; dry flint and stays, 10c; dry sailed No. 1Oc;
No. &c; green salted No. 1, 7hc; No. q &c; green
salted, bull and stag, SIC; green uncured, No. l,
sac, No 2. 5sc;caf, rs Sc; sheep pelts dried, 96
WOOL-Missouri, unwashed, heavy, fine, 1850
lSc light, fine, 1Sc; medium, 22G23c: medium
conblng, 2zG4c; coarse combing; 20921c: low
and carpet, 15@ Tic; Kansas and Nebraska, heavy,
tnb-washed, choice medium, 34@35c; fire, 2ig25c;
dingy and low 1761Sc.
CHEESE-.We quote: Full cream. 13c; fats, &c:
Young America, 1Stsc; Kansas, 10c.
BROOM CORN Quotations: Hurl, 10c; self
working, 697c; common, sc crooked, S1z94c.
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Wanted to Kill Him.

DUBLIN, December 21.-Captain Dunn,
late governor of Castle Bar, and e1 officer
In the United States army has been COM
volyer at Rev. Henry Melville whom Dunn
charges with seducing his daughter while
residing with Mrs. Melville. Melville took
the girl to the continent, travelled wi tn her
to different places. The pair finally re-
turning to London were discovered by Dunn.
Melville fled to Ireland pursued by Dunn
who traced him to Dublin and seeing him
his travelling rug before him and stopped
the bullets. the affair created a sensation
in Dublin society.
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Atchison's Sensation.

ATCH1soN, KAN, December 26.-About
three weeks ago q COW in East Atchison was
bitten on the tongue by mad dog. The
animal was subsequently sold to butcher
and penned up. Yesterday she became
furiously mad, broke out of the pen, ran
down the road and encountered woman by
the name of Hollis, broke three Of her ribs
and gored her terribly, from the effects of
which she died to-day. The COW was run
down and killed but not until she had thor
oughly terrified the whole neighborhood.
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A Congressman Talks,

CHICAGO, December 23.-Congressman
Isaac Stevenson, of Wisconsin, who is bound
for home from Washington for the holidays,
said to reporter here to-day: 'sThe post
master general. Mr.. Villas, told Senator Saw
yer and myself day before yesterday that he
would recommend the erection of govern
ment buildings in all towns where the pos
tai receipts weri So, 600 and good. fire-proof
brick buildings in towns of 5000 inhab-
itants, costing $1,000 EACH" Mr.. Steven
son added: "I'm in favor of the government
doing 80 and the present congress may con-
sider such q measure"
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Discouraging Crop Prospects In minsi,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, December 21.-Colonel
Charles F. Mills, secretary of the state board
OF agriculture, thinks the outlook for the
agricultural interests of Illinois in 1888 is
discouraging. He said to-day that much of
the winter wheat that was sown in the fall
of the year fell upon dry ground and failed
to terminate, and that the alternate freezing
and thawing of an open winter, which ap-
pears probable, will be 90 unfavorable to
the growth of that portion which did derive
sufficient moisture from the soil to make q
start that there is little hope for good crop.
The reports from the crop correspondents Of
the agricultural board for the month of De-
cember have begun to como in. They show
that the drouth has caused great and wide
spread damage to the farming community,
but the corn crop is not a deficient as il
was feared it would be.
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RECKLESS RAILROADIN8.
A Train Dashes at Full Speed Int
Crowd

-
Crowd.
CHICAGO, December a. The incoming
Baltimore & Ohio train plowed at full speed
through the crowd at the suburban town OF
Van buren, station last evening. Fully 200
people were thronging the tracks at the
time and without whistle or note of warn
ing the train was upon them. In an instant
Miss Lottie Launderville was thrown
through the air, distance of fifteen or
twenty feet and fatally injured. Imme-
diateiy after the accident the Baltimore d
Ohio train backed up and had barely
stopped when the cab Wa boarded by an
Infatuated crowd of persons who had narrow
ly escaped death. The engineer was roughly
seized and cries of ''lynch him." and "kill
him" were shouted from hundreds of Threats.
Just in time to prevent the crowd from exc
cutting its threats two central detail officers
arrived and rescued the covering man from
the throng of avengers and the engineer
was quickly spirited away.
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House..

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 21.-Secre.
tary Fairchild issued an order for the clos.
ing OF all custom houses on the 26th inst. and
the "a proximo, and for the closing of thu
treasury on the oath and 31st.
The committee on rules submitted q par-
tai report, recommending the Adoption of
the rules of the Forty-ninth congress- until
further orders with several non,imnortan ut
changes. The report was adopted and the
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY, December q, 1851.

The Live Stock Indicator reports:
CATTLE-Receipts, 800 head; shipments, TBS
mead. Market on change to-day was 50 Toe lower.
Good to choice, corn-fed, 81 2SG4 80: common
20 medium. IS 25G4 ID; stockers, 50 0092 IS;
81 8OdS Co. = -.
HOGS-Receipts, $500 head; shipments, go
head Market open d .teady end 1062Oc lower.
~ 1904 Is skips and pigs. 50 OOa4 60.
SHEEP-Receipts, $50 head; shipments, 2l0
Market was steady. Good to choice, s. 50{D
40; common to medium, y 0093 so.
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WICHITA, KAN, December 2O.-Snow COM
menced falling here yesterday morning and
has come down steadily ever since. Later
In the day blizzard set in from the north
and has hourly increased in violence. Adj
vices are to tho effect that the blizzard is
general over the west and that it has caught
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Libel Suits BY tho Wholesale.

MONTREAL, December 23.-Mr. Charles E.
George, managing editor of the daily Ar
Kansas Gazette, of Little Rock, has begun
through Hon. Donald Downie, barrister, OF
this city, against the Witness, of this city,
tho Journal, of Ottawa, and the Citizen. OF
Ottawa, on the charge of malicious libel.
The damages in each case are laid ct $15,.
on
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Swindlers at Work.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, December 22.-Swindlers
are v1ctimizing Kansas merchants by offer
ing to sell for 80 cents per thousand paper
bags that are worth $40 per thousand.
They claim to be agents for a well known
firm of paper dealers, and have already
dqped nearly every merchant in the town of
Wathena =. =
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c.n..d Broken Rail.

MEDFoRD, W1s., December 23.-The south
bound passenger train was wrecked by a
broken rail at Coolidge, Price county, last
night. One passenger from Butternut,
named Monte, was killed outright and
several people were injured more or less.
Conductor Greenfield was at first reported
killed, but later reports say he is only
sligntiy injured. The killed are: NJ. Monte,
of Butternut. Wounded: Conductor Green
field, badly; ". B. Baker, Of Bancroft, lost
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the country without an adequate supply OF
coal. It Is known that the coal companies
have for some cause failed to
supply the demand on the plains.
There il great fear that much suffering and
distress will result from this sudden change
in the weather as it is certain that entire
districts are almost entirely without fuel.
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Harmony Restored.

KANSAS CRY, December 23.-A Journal
Tahleouah, Indian Territory, special says:
The Bitter fight between the Downing and
National parties over the recent election in
the Cherokee nation came to a peaceful end
to-day. The council met to-day and pro-
ceeded to count the votes. Joel Mays, the
Downing candidate for chief, was declared
elected, and this chief obstacle to harmony
being removed the council proceeded to its
regular work. Special Agent Armstrong re-
turned to Washington tonight.
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Charged With False Entries

HARTFORD, Conn.,, December 22.-The
grand jury tonight returned indictments
against James s. Parsons, president; Robert
clerk of the Continental Life Insurance
company, charging them with false entries.
Parsons has been in Canada two weeks.
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Kansas City Sport.

KANSAS CrTY, December 26.-T. II. Brooks,
the light weight champion of Iowa, fought
south of the city this afternoon. The fight
was with light gloves, Marquis of Queens,
bury rules, and for 800 side. In the sec
ond round Brooks broke one of Nolan's
ribs. Nolan showed up in the third round
but tainted, and Brooks was declared
winner.
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"A BurgIar Bomb Thrower.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, December 2f.-Pa-
trolman Cook last night saw burglar at
work and tried to arrest him. He threw
something at the officer which struck him
on the head and exploded, fracturing his
skull. It is supposed to have been dyna-
mite. Cook is in critical condition but
may recover.
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General fremont at Los Angeles.

eral John G. Fremont, accompanied by bis
wife and daughter, arrived in the city last
night. The general and family propose to
spend the remainder of the winter In Los
Angeles or the vicinity, and while here he
will complete his second volume Of me-
mOirs.